AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from California > Halite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 70348 |
Mineral: | Halite |
Locality: | Owens Lake, Inyo County, California |
Description: | Complex cluster of hoppered (depressed center faces) cubic halite crystals that are colored pink by archaea organisms that grew in the halite solution before it crystallized. Note: this is NOT from Searles Lake that are commonly available on the market. Water soluble |
Overall Size: | 11x8.5x3 cm |
Crystals: | 2-20 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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